RESEARCH

Creates Solutions

“Building relationships with local farmers is my favorite part of the program. It’s an opportunity for Purdue Extension personnel to learn from our farmers’ everyday experiences while sharing Purdue resources to help them, in real-time,” said Sarah Brackney, agriculture and natural resources educator for Purdue Extension – Daviess County and data collector for POTF.

Each year Brackney and other Extension educators collect local data from farms across Indiana and share it with campus specialists, providing a clearer picture of statewide crops and influencing future research direction. Educators are the connector between farmers and oncampus specialists.

“There are so many decisions to make in farming. Some of the on-farm research confirms what we are doing while other research gives us something to think about and even change,” Kingma said. “I really appreciate the team and how their work is helping us farmers improve our outcomes directly on the farm.”